European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 4,1988 the stars and stripes /-2 . Jobless rate in August jumps to 5.& percent Washington Upo Thna Tian s unemployment rate incr id sharply to 5.6 percent in August an lit crease of two tenths of a percentage Point and adult men were Hil particularly hard the govern mint reported Friday. In More bad news the factory work week dropped average overtime also declined and 225,00 5 More americans were standing in unemployment lines in August the labor department said the news could boost the presidential Campaign of Democrat Michael Dukakis who has said thai the american Economy has Many weak spots and Hurt the re publican candidate George Bush who has argued there is impressive strength in the Economy. The figures showed a payroll gain in August of 219,000 jobs less than expected by most financial analysis. The August payroll gain a key gauge of future economic activity was markedly Down from the solid increase of 283,000 non farm payroll jobs in july. The unemployment Rale in june was 5.3 percent and it edged up in july to 5,4 per cent. With the August figure of 5.6 percent american  has risen Ihrck lengths Ofa percentage Point since june adult men were particularly Hurt in August inc figures showed. Their unemployment rate leaped a full four tenths of a percentage Point tram1.5 percent in july to 4.9 percent in August. The latest  figures will be studied particularly closely by Duka Kis and Bush because jobs along with inflation and interest rates arc always a major concern among voters trying to predict their financial futures. The figures also will be scrutinized by the Federal Reserve Board and the Finan Cial markets. A companion Index of unemployment that counts members of the armed forces station cd in the United states also Rose August by one tenth of a percentage it from 5.4 percent to 5.5 percent Erato the labor department figures ican\6.9 million americans arc Unzem played. While jobless Ness for adult men Rose sharply Aiu t women fared better. Their unemployment Rale edged Down to 4.8 per cent. \ joblessness among Whites Rose slightly to 4.9 percent. -. Unemployment for Blacks was Little changed at 11.3 put cell and also remained relatively stable for Len a Gers 15,8 percent and hispanics 8.4 percent. Joblessness for Black teen agers Rose from 31.1 percent in july la a staggering level of 32.4 percent in August. Meanwhile the average work week dropped to 34.6 hours Down by 0.3 hours seasonally adjusted. The factory work week also declined to 41 hours Down 0.2 hours. A manufacturing overtime also Tufo 3.8 hours Down  hour. The manuf for luring Index also fell. _,.- \ n More bad news average weekly earn Ings fell 0.9 percent Refle turf the decline in the average work Weck,.beforc seasonal adjustment average Cockly earnings dropped 92 cents la " $323.40, average hourly earnings wcre4lnchangcd at $9.24. For the first time since january inc Sec Tor of the american Economy that produces goods showed no increase in employ ment. For instance unemployment increased in the Oil and Gas Industry. Australian style Cowboy Platil Zagami 8, of Perth Australia gels the sort of ride no one usually lives to talk about on a 14-foot while Jointer shark. The 2,200 Pound creature was caught in a net off Western Australia s coast by Roger Parker a professional shark Hunter. Parker has sold his catch to a Commer Clil fishing firm which plans to exhibit it. Success of secret satellite launch questioned Cape canaveral Fla. A secret satellite was fired into space Fri Day in an unannounced launch the air Force called a Success but a source mid the powerful Tilan 34d had failed to Pul the satellite into a High enough of tilt. A flawless flight would have been the third straight Success for the1 three stage Booster rocket which had been grounded for 18 months. / engineers were studying the problem to Sec if they could Savag Chc Mission Accord ing to the source who is close to the pro Gram. / it col Ron hand director of Public affairs at the Eastern space and missile Center Here said la air Force does not comment on the resin left of military space launches. The if Story Titan 34d blazed away from its launch pad at 8 05 . Thun Dering through partly Cloudy skies. The rocket s third stage ignited correctly the first time but failed to re ignite to Pul the satellite into the proper orbit the source said. The Titan s payload was secret but a civilian expert said the Booster carried a satellite that could eavesdrop on soviet military and diet oxalic communications. As has been ils practice in a Eccl years the air Force did not announce inc launch in Advance but issued a statement afterwards. John e. Pike � space policy expert for the Washington based federation of american scientists Saiu last month that the payload would be a satellite designed to Monitor soviet missile Lusti and Monitor radio Telephone radar and other electronic military and diplomatic communications. He said the payload carried an to Atonna build to unfold to the size Ofa Basco Alfield. The launch was the third straight of the Titan 34d, which will remain the nation s most powerful unmanned rocket until an upgraded version the Titan 4, makes ils v launch debut later this year also with a military satellite. Both Are made by Martin Marietta corp. In Denver. A Titan 34d carrying a reconnaissance satellite was launched successfully last october from Vandenberg fab Calif. Another blasted away from Cape canaveral a month later and placed into orbit a satellite to provide warning of missile attacks. Before the october launch the Titan 34d had been grounded for 18 months following two straight explosions of the these two launches from canaveral and last october s launch from Vandyn Berg illustrate the Success of America s return to a More robust space launch capability the air Force said Friday in ils is launch statement. The Long Titan 34d grounding the air Force was unable to lift heavy Mih Lary satellites into orbit because the Only other available Carrier the manned space shuttle was grounded because of the Chal Lenger explosion in january 1985. Recording adds confusion to Delta crash probe Grapevine Texas a the Crew of downed Delia flight 1141 called out that the Jet s Wing flaps were in the proper position for Takeoff according to cockpit recordings released Friday adding More con fusion to the crash investigation. National transportation safety Board member Lee Dickinson said at a briefing Friday night that the statements captured by the flight recorder seem to Dis agree with physical evidence found at the scene of wednesday Accident in which 13 people died. Dickinson said the recording clearly indicates some one making a pc la coff Call out for flaps and some one responding "15. 15. Green  he said that would seem to indicate both flaps were shown to be in a Matching Angle of 15 degrees downward a Normal Takeoff position for a Boeing 727. Right Engineer Sleven Judd also told the Nasr team Friday that he also heard the Crew s first officer say "15,15." flaps help provide the lift a plane needs to become airborne. The Delia jetliner crashed As it tried to take off from Dallas fort Worth International Airport. Investigators said the laps in the wreckage appeared to be in the up position. The Boeing 727 flaps have physical Locking devices thai would have prevented them from being knocked far out of place by a crash said Bernard lock Deputy director of investigations for the Nosb. Officials said they have not determined which voices belong to the specific Crew members. Another inconsistency investigators noted was no visible sign of damage to any of the plane s three engines. Dickinson said hey will have to wait until the Pratt & Whitney Power plants arc torn Downs the factory in Hartford conn., to learn More. Judd told investigators Oil three engines appeared to be operating normally up until the time the nose wheel was lifting off 8,500 to 9,000 feet Down the runway. Judd also said the right Wing dipped severely Alicr Takeoff and Cape. Larry Davis tried to Correct the Situa Tion. The flight Engineer said the plane had a very Long Wail for Takeoff and for a time shut Down the right engine which was separated from the fuselage after the crash. Witness accounts that the engines flared during Takeoff could indicate compressor Skull n phenomenon in which air flow to a Jet engine s compressor is interrupted i web said. But he said such a condition could not be confirmed